Rig Veda 7.24.6: Mandala 7, Sukta 24, Mantra 6
Sukta 7.24
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Devata
- Indra
- Chandas
- Triṣṭubh
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)
एवा न इन्द्र वार्यस्य पूर्धि प्र ते महीं सुमतिं वेविदाम । इषं पिन्व मघवद्भ्यः सुवीरां यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
evá na indra vā́ryasya pūrdhi prá te mahī́ṃ su-matíṃ vevidāma | íṣaṃ pinva maghávat-bhyaḥ su-vī́rāṃ yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sádā naḥ ||
Demikianlah, wahai Indra, penuhilah untuk kami kelimpahan yang terpilih; kami hendak memenangi kebijaksanaanmu yang luas dan lurus. Tambahkanlah dorongan bagi para pemberi (maghavat), kaya dengan tenaga kepahlawanan; dan peliharalah kami sentiasa dengan kesejahteraan dan keselamatan (svasti).
Word by Word
- एवा
- thus, just soIndeclinableनिपातः (अव्ययम्)Root एव (निपात) + आ (प्रगृह्य/निपात-प्रयोगः)
- नः
- to us / ourPronounषष्ठी/चतुर्थी? एकवचनस्य बहुवचन-प्रयोगः; एतत् रूपं सामान्यतः षष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (our) / दत्तेः सन्दर्भे चतुर्थी-बहुवचनम् (to us)Role SampradānaRoot अस्मद्
- इन्द्र
- O IndraNounपुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-एकवचनम्Root इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिकम्)
- वार्यस्य
- of the desirable (wealth/boon)Noun/Adjectiveनपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-एकवचनम्Role ApādānaRoot वार्य (प्रातिपदिकम्; √वृ/वर् ‘choose, desire’ से ‘desirable/choice’)
- पूर्धि
- fill, bestow fullyVerbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role KriyāRoot √पॄ (पूरणे) / पूर्-धातु
- प्र
- forth, forward, abundantlyIndeclinableउपसर्गः/निपातःRoot प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- ते
- yourPronounषष्ठी-एकवचनम् (thy/your)Root युष्मद्
- महीं
- greatAdjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्Role KarmaRoot मही (स्त्री; ‘महान्’ से)
- सुमतिम्
- good thought, favor, benevolenceNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्Role KarmaRoot सु- + मति (स्त्री; √मन् ‘think’)
- वेविदाम
- may we obtain / we would winVerbलिट् (परिपूर्ण/परोक्श-पर्यायः; वैदिके प्रार्थनात्मक-प्रयोगः), उत्तम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role KriyāRoot √विद् (ज्ञाने) — वेविद् (परिपूर्ण/आवृत्त-प्रयोगः)
- इषम्
- nourishment, vigorNounस्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्Role KarmaRoot इष्/इषा (स्त्री; ‘refreshment, strength, nourishment’)
- पिन्व
- make abound, increaseVerbलोट्, मध्यम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role KriyāRoot √पिव्/√पिन् (प्रीणने/वर्धने ‘to swell, make abound’)
- मघवद्भ्यः
- for the bountiful ones (patrons)Noun/Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गः, चतुर्थी-बहुवचनम्Role SampradānaRoot मघवत् (इन्द्र-विशेषण; ‘bountiful/possessing gifts’)
- सुवीराम्
- rich in good heroes/sonsAdjectiveस्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (इषम् इति स्त्रीलिङ्गस्य विशेषणम्)Role KarmaRoot सु- + वीर (विशेषण; ‘having good heroes/sons’)
- यूयम्
- you (all)Pronounप्रथमा-बहुवचनम्Role KartāRoot युष्मद्
- पात
- protectVerbलोट्, मध्यम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role KriyāRoot √पा (रक्षणे ‘to protect’)
- स्वस्तिभिः
- with blessings / with welfareNounतृतीया-बहुवचनम्Role KaraṇaRoot स्वस्ति (नपुंसक/स्त्री; ‘well-being, blessing’)
- सदा
- alwaysIndeclinableकालवाचक-अव्ययम्Role AdhikaraṇaRoot सदा (अव्यय)
- नः
- usPronounद्वितीया/चतुर्थी-बहुवचन-रूपम्; अत्र ‘पात’ इत्यस्य कर्म/सम्प्रदान-भावे ‘us’Role KarmaRoot अस्मद्
Sandhi Notes
- सन्धि-विच्छेद (पदपाठानुसार): एवा | नः | इन्द्र | वार्यस्य | पूर्धि | प्र | ते | महीं | सुमतिम् | वेविदाम | इषम् | पिन्व | मघवद्भ्यः | सुवीराम् | यूयम् | पात | स्वस्तिभिः | सदा | नः ।
- ‘नः’ प्रगृह्य-स्वरूपः। (2) ‘प्र ते’ इति पद-द्वयम् (उपसर्ग/निपात + सर्वनाम). (3) ‘स्वस्तिभिः सदा’ इत्यत्र विसर्गः ‘भिः’ परे यथावत्। उच्चारण-चिह्न (॒, ॑) ऋग्वैदिक-स्वर-चिह्नाः
- पद-विभागे मूल-रूपाः अपरिवर्तिताः।
The meaning
Outer meaning
O Indra, fill for us the choicest wealth; we would obtain your vast good thought. Increase nourishment/impulsion for the generous, rich in heroic sons/energies; and may you (plural) always protect us with well-being.
Inner meaning
The seeker asks Indra to ‘fill’ the being with the select plenitudes (vārya)—those that truly support growth. ‘Mahī sumati’ is the wide, luminous right-mindedness: a higher intelligence that chooses rightly and harmonizes life. ‘Iṣ’ is the divine impulsion/energy-current that must be increased in the maghavat—those who give (offer) their energies to the yoga/sacrifice; ‘suvīrā’ are not merely sons but heroic powers of the soul—courageous faculties and effective forces. The closing ‘yūyam’ widens the invocation to Indra with his helpers (Marut-like powers): the collective divine energies that guard the path with svasti (states of well-being, right becoming).
Universal truth
True prosperity is the increase of right intelligence and the strengthening of courageous capacities; protection is not avoidance of challenge but a sustained condition of inner well-being that supports growth.
Themes
Benediction, Spiritual plenitude, Protection and welfare
The seer
- Rishi
- Vasiṣṭha
- Other hymns
- RV 7.24, RV 7.25, RV 7.26
Family tradition
Vasiṣṭha’s Indra hymns often end with a protective collective note, acknowledging the entourage of divine forces that execute the will of illumination.
Significance
The seer emphasizes ‘sumati’—not raw power alone, but power guided by right intelligence and widening.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra (with allied powers implied by yūyam)
- Epithets
- Maghavan (bountiful), Indra (lord of luminous mind)
- Related deities
- Maruts, Agni, Soma, Aditi
Cosmic role
Giver of plenitudes, increaser of force, protector of the sacrificer; works with storm-powers (Maruts) to clear the path.
Inner power
Bestows wide right-mindedness and energizes the aspirant’s offering-nature; establishes svasti as a stable inner climate.
In ritual
Where it is used
Indra praise in Soma-related rites; also suitable as an anuvākya-like prayer for prosperity and protection.
ए॒वा न॑ इन्द्र॒ वार्य॑स्य पूर्धि॒ प्र ते॑ म॒हीं सु॑म॒तिं वे॑विदाम । इषं॑ पिन्व म॒घव॑द्भ्यः सु॒वीरां॑ यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभि॒: सदा॑ नः ॥
ए॒व । नः॒ । इ॒न्द्र॒ । वार्य॑स्य । पू॒र्धि॒ । प्र । ते॒ । म॒हीम् । सु॒ऽम॒तिम् । वे॒वि॒दा॒म॒ । इष॑म् । पि॒न्व॒ । म॒घव॑त्ऽभ्यः । सु॒ऽवीरा॑म् । यू॒यम् । पा॒त॒ । स्व॒स्तिऽभिः॑ । सदा॑ । नः॒ ॥
eva | naḥ | indra | vāryasya | pūrdhi | pra | te | mahīm | su-matim | vevidāma | iṣam | pinva | maghavat-bhyaḥ | su-vīrām | yūyam | pāta | svasti-bhiḥ | sadā | naḥ
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4 x ~11 syllables
Balanced and persuasive; less ‘strike’ and more ‘filling’ cadence.
Creates a sense of widening and steady nourishment; supports prayerful receptivity and confident request.
- वार्य (vārya)
- Literal: choice, excellent (wealth). Symbolic: select spiritual plenitudes; what truly serves the soul
- पूर्धि (pūrdhi)
- Literal: fill, complete. Symbolic: integrate and saturate the being with divine force
- सुमति (sumati)
- Literal: good thought, right-mindedness. Symbolic: luminous discernment; harmony of will and intelligence
- महī (mahī)
- Literal: vast, great. Symbolic: wideness of consciousness
- इष् (iṣ)
- Literal: impulsion, refreshment. Symbolic: divine urge/energy-stream that drives progress
- मघवत् (maghavat)
- Literal: bountiful, giver. Symbolic: one who offers; the generous soul-faculty that can receive more force
- सुवीर (suvīra)
- Literal: having good heroes/sons. Symbolic: rich in heroic soul-powers and effective energies
- स्वस्ति (svasti)
- Literal: well-being, good state. Symbolic: harmonious condition of being aligned with ṛta; protection through right vibration
Benedictive close (āśīḥ) of the hymn: request for fullness, right mind, impulsion, and protection
After establishing invocation, when requesting boons/protection for the sacrificer and companions.
Recitation with intention of ‘pūrti’ (filling) and ‘svasti’ (guarding).
Chant for cultivating right decision-making (sumati) and protective well-being during transitions, travel, or collective endeavors.
√pṝ ‘fill’ frames the boon as inner fullness. su-mati is not mere ‘good opinion’ but a right-luminous disposition of mind aligned to ṛta. iṣ (iṣam) is the forward-driving impulsion (often linked to nourishment and initiative). svasti: su ‘good’ + asti ‘being’ → ‘good-being’, the condition of integral welfare.
ṛta-aligned right mind (su-mati), plenitude (vārya, iṣ), collective divine protection (yūyam pāta)
Svasti is the felt harmony of ṛta in life-force and mind.
Sumati aligns choices with satya rather than desire-driven preference.
From widening intelligence to empowered heroic capacities—evolution of faculties.
Yoga of ascent and transformation (Aurobindonian reading of Vedic symbols).
A steady inflow of energizing force and a calm protective atmosphere enabling heroic action without inner disturbance.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The ‘filling’ and ‘swelling’ of powers (vārya, iṣ) after invocation: the victory yields a settled plenitude and protective welfare—an inner completion motif rather than a single combat scene.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √vid ‘know/find’ is PIE *weyd- ‘see/know’ (cf. Latin videō, English ‘wit’). √pā ‘protect’ is PIE *peh₂- ‘protect, pasture’ (cf. Latin pāstor in semantic neighborhood). svasti’s ‘good-being’ is a transparent compound typical of early IE poetic diction.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- Having offered praise, the rishi asks for four inner boons: fullness (pūrdhi), right mind (su-mati), increased impulsion (iṣ pinva), and continuous protection (svasti). The relationship is pedagogic and reciprocal: worship as self-formation answered by divine stabilization.
Invoke widening (mahī) and right discernment (sumati); then feel a nourishing current (iṣ) rising through the spine.
anāhata (widening, harmony) and ājñā (right discernment)
Nadi-śodhana 6 rounds, then chant 3–9 times; rest in a felt sense of ‘svasti field’ around the body.
Quietly empowered, harmonized, protected.
After chanting, repeat inwardly ‘sumati’ on inhalation and ‘svasti’ on exhalation for 2–3 minutes.
Maintain Vedic accenting; keep udātta prominence on índra; let the cadence soften on svastibhiḥ for a benedictive close.
Slight lift on vā́ryasya, mahī́ṃ, sumatíṃ; pause cleanly at danda; ‘yūyam’ begins the closing protection clause—open the voice slightly.
Distinct v in vevidāma (not ‘we’)., Retroflex ṇ in pinva? (actually ‘pinva’—keep dental n)., Keep aspirates clear: pūrdhi (dh), maghavadbhyaḥ (dbh)., Svastibhiḥ: pronounce bh as voiced aspirate.
Warm, blessing-like, steady; less martial, more nourishing.
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